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Thief Arrested in Stolen Vehicle
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Sunday April 14, 2019
Issued By:
Sergeant Lance Novello, Petaluma PD, (707) 778-4372, [email protected]
Incident: Thief Arrested in Stolen Vehicle
Additional: 10851 VC, 496d PC, 666.5 PC
Report Number: 19-1455
Occurred Date: April 13, 2019
Occurred Time: 4:00 PM
Location: 1600 Block of Baywood Drive, Petaluma
Suspect(s): Whitney Dase, 52-year-old Antioch resident
Petaluma PD received a call from a resident who reported an unknown male had just parked a vehicle in the middle of the street and walked away. The resident provided the vehicle license plate which revealed it was reported stolen from San Rafael hours prior. As officers responded to the area, the resident provided updates describing the male as checking door handles on other vehicles, acting “strangely,” and that he was beginning to drive away again in the stolen vehicle.
Officers arrived and located the vehicle stopped at an intersection. The driver, identified as Whitney Dase, was detained without incident. A record check revealed he had an extensive criminal history and was on felony probation out of Contra Costa County. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and vehicle theft with prior convictions. He was booked into the Sonoma County Jail, and the undamaged vehicle was returned to its owner.
Thief Arrested in Stolen Vehicle 
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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Sunday April 14, 2019
Issued By:
Sergeant Lance Novello, Petaluma PD, (707) 778-4372, [email protected]
Incident: Thief Arrested in Stolen Vehicle
Additional: 10851 VC, 496d PC, 666.5 PC
Report Number: 19-1455
Occurred Date: April 13, 2019
Occurred Time: 4:00 PM
Location: 1600 Block of Baywood Drive, Petaluma
Suspect(s): Whitney Dase, 52-year-old Antioch resident
Incident Summary
Petaluma PD received a call from a resident who reported an unknown male had just parked a vehicle in the middle of the street and walked away. The resident provided the vehicle license plate which revealed it was reported stolen from San Rafael hours prior. As officers responded to the area, the resident provided updates describing the male as checking door handles on other vehicles, acting “strangely,” and that he was beginning to drive away again in the stolen vehicle.
Officers arrived and located the vehicle stopped at an intersection. The driver, identified as Whitney Dase, was detained without incident. A record check revealed he had an extensive criminal history and was on felony probation out of Contra Costa County. He was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and vehicle theft with prior convictions. He was booked into the Sonoma County Jail, and the undamaged vehicle was returned to its owner.
Address/Location
Petaluma Police Department
969 Petaluma Blvd N
Petaluma, CA 94952
Contact
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Non-emergencies: 707-778-4372
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